In a follow-up on the plague epidemic in Madagascar, the National Office for Risk and Disaster Management (BNGRC) has reported the following information as of Oct. 31: The epidemic remains active in...

In a follow-up on the Marburg outbreak that was declared in Uganda earlier this month, the Uganda Ministry of Health is reporting no additional cases as of Nov. 1. Health officials announced that the response...

The good news about the 2017 Madagascar plague outbreak is that experts at the UN and in the country say the outbreak is decreasing. However, “plague season” on the island nation will continue...

The number of confirmed monkeypox cases has risen to nine, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). According to The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, six additional...

We’ve seen a number of reports on the case/death counts in Madagascar due to the plague outbreak–both from local health and global health officials with sometimes dramatically different numbers. In...

More than 104,095 cholera / acute watery diarrhea (AWD) cases and 1562 deaths (Case Fatality Rate: 1.5%) have been reported in 12 of 21 countries of Eastern and Southern Africa Region (ESAR) since the...

In a follow-up on the officially declared Marburg virus outbreak in Uganda, the World Health Organization (WHO) offered a substantial amount of detail today: On 17 October 2017, the Uganda Ministry of...

In a follow-up on the Marburg virus outbreak in Uganda, health minister, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng said, as of today, the cumulative number of cases remains at three, with one confirmed case, one suspected...

The large plague outbreak in Madagascar just keeps getting bigger as international health organization remain very concerned. According to the latest numbers from the World Health Organization (WHO),...

In a follow-up on the yellow fever situation in Nigeria, local news source, The Independent reports that two cases of the mosquito borne viral disease, yellow fever have been reported in Plateau State. According...